No Escape (1953)
Overview
When the available evidence in a murder case points to a young woman as the main suspect, her boyfriend, a police detective, arranges for a struggling songwriter who is playing piano in a bar to be blamed for the crime. The girl, knowing that neither she nor the piano player committed the murder, helps him to escape from the police dragnet and try to find the real killer.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 2.058 |
Directed By
Charles Bennett
Crew
Charles Bennett
Charles Bennett
Maurice Vaccarino
Bert Shefter
Edith Keon
Pat Page
Bert Shefter
Jack Rabin
Sidney Smith
Hugh Mackenzie
Roy V. Livingston
Jack Pierce
David Commons
Matt Freed
Benjamin H. Kline
Howard Shoup
Maurice Reardon
TOP CAST
Lew Ayres
John Howard Tracy
Sonny Tufts
Det. Simon Shayne
Marjorie Steele
Pat Peterson
Lewis Martin
Lt. Bruce Gunning
Gertrude Michael
Olga Valerie Lewis
Charles Cane
Wilbur K. Grossett
Renny McEvoy
Turnip
Bobby Watson
Claude Duffy (as Robert Watson)
James Griffith
Peter Hayden
Robert Bailey
Detective Bob
Robert Carson
Dr. Seymour
Leon Burbank
Office boy
Jess Kirkpatrick
Mac (the waiter)
Barbara Morrison
Mrs. Beresford
Carleton Young
Don Holden
Bess Flowers
Department Store Shopper
Joe Bassett
Detective Franks
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